Total Recall

by Teen Vogue

It's been a full last few months for Style Blogger. Here's a rundown of what
has kept me⿿apologies!⿿from posting online:

May was all about The Metropolitan of Art's Costume Institute Gala. It
celebrated the opening of the "Poiret: King of Fashion" exhibition. S.B. had
the supreme honor of dressing two style stars: actress Camilla Belle (in
Gaultier Paris Haute Couture) and Lancome face Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann
(in one-of-a-kind YSL), both pictured. After the event, the three of us hit
Mr. Chow restaurant for the after-party by event sponsor, Balenciaga.

April was a whirlwind! I hosted a party at the Los Angeles home of Libertine
designer Johnson Hartig to celebrate his and his partner Cindy Greene's
collaboration with Target. And all my favorite fashionable friends turned
out: Vanessa Traina, author Ernest Hemingway great-granddaughter Dree
Hemingway, actress Nora Zehetner (pictured), Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Eugenie
Niarchos, Liat Baruch, musician Phil Collins's daughter Lily, Robin
Williams's daughter Zelda, and tennis phenom Maria Sharapova. Be sure to
pick up our August issue to see more photos from the fete and my guests'
picks from the Libertine for Target line, which hits stores on July 15. Mark
your calendar!

April was also the month that I caught Britain's ska-pop sensation Lily
Allen, live in concert (pictured). And she is as charming as she is talented
(she did a killer cover of Blondie's Heart of Glass) and trendsetting (Karl
Lagerfeld is a fan of her signature style, which she has spun into a
collection for London's New Look stores). A few of the most
memorable quotes: "This is
the point where you do stupid dancing."
And when she spotted a crying fan in the audience she said, "Are you really
crying because you're happy to be here? You're a Lily Allen first⿿we love
that. I feel like the Beatles." And speaking of British invasions⿿

In March, I scored admission to a Mika show⿿thanks to Wiredset's Victoria
Tsigonis, she of the Lily Allen tickets as well. For those of you who have
already devoured your June/July issue, Mika (pictured at his after-party
with Susan Sarandon's daughter Eva Amurri) is my "You've Got Male" in the
Talking Fashion section (page 67). I spotlighted his original sense of
style: suspenders, tuxedo shirts, and skinny jeans. All were present and
accounted for the night of his New York City performance. It was so rousing
a spectacle (complete with a "Teddy Bears Picnic" finale and oversized
inflatable balloons) that a⿿male!⿿member of the audience asked to have
Mika's baby. His single "Love Today" suddenly took on new meaning.

March was model month, as well, for Style Blogger. Prada campaign superstar
Sasha Pivovarova invited S.B. to her studio (formerly a chandelier factory)
in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Virtually every wall was
covered with her artwork (see photo). "While the other girls were playing
with dolls," Sasha told me of her childhood in Russia. "I was playing with
pencils." And it has served her well in her profession. "I understand
different compositions and different color combinations," she explains.
"Plus, when the inspiration for a photo shoot is an artist, like Egon
Schiele, I know how to do those poses!" Find out more about Sasha, including
her favorite museums are the world, on page 63 of Teen Vogue's June/July
issue.